RAISE THE STAKES FEST! – August 3-5 – Reno! Radical Alternative Community-Building Raise The Stakes Fest will be a three-day gathering of ideas, skillshares, workshops and music. The purpose is to take advantage of each others’ strengths and skills in encouraging a collective movement away…
We’re going to take a little departure this week, and I’m going to post an Op-Ed piece that ran in the Seattle Times recently. It’s about the irony of raising money for arts and for youth. When cities spend millions on institutions to house art,…
Well, the school year has found its end and Rainshadow students scurry off into the sunset to enjoy their summer. This is going to be the first summer in about 4 years that I’m actually sticking around Reno for most of the time. No punk…
I’m not feeling very verbose today-maybe it’s the sun–but I do have some good favorites for you. Again, we may have to do it in list form, because one item is not championing over the others for a coveted highlight, so we’ll have to go…
Congratulations to Rainshadow’s class of 2007!!! You have been so inspirational to us all and we know that you will continue to inspire many in the lives that you will lead. We are so proud of all of you! Congratulations Amy, Brad, Brittney, Chewy, Danielle,…
Whenever I’m not feeling right I go to an abandoned lot by the Motel 500. Four or so big houses were demolished rendering a large scar of land and a gigantic white wall that furthers my daydreaming. This Friday, secret agent T-rizz and I were…
Oh my, it’s been such a long while since I brought you any favorite things, I do hope you’ve missed me. So. In order to ease back into it, I think I’ll talk about a few things that are floating around on my latest favorites…
The inevitable finally happened this Friday. I was out and about , doing my normal rounds of my normal places, when I was confronted by a stranger on none other than Friday asking about New Friend Friday. Instantly I thought to myself that this felt…
This is so much fun. I was thinking about what next book should be thrown into The Territory and I saw all of these amazing books that I haven’t touched in years. I am a voracious re-reader and There are things that I take from…